Rebecca M. Sheffield
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Advocate, Researcher
Publications & Presentations
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Consider New Disciplines, Populations, and Possibilities with The Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment
Accessible Communities Analysis
Mathematica's free data analytics tool for agency and organization program evaluation
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at AER International Conference, Reno, Nevada
Publication year: 2018
Education professional's roundtable: Meeting the needs of today's students
Conference Presentation
Facilitated discussion. Presented at AER International Conference, Reno, Nevada
Publication year: 2018
Education Policy and Practice Summit
Conference Presentation
Facilitated discussion. Presented at AFB Leadership Conference, Oakland, California.
Publication year: 2018
Braille literacy statistics research study
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at AFB Leadership Conference, Oakland, California
Publication year: 2018
Zika virus and your eyes webinar: Vision support services for babies born with vision loss due to the Zika virus
Invited Lecture
Presenter on panel, webinar for Prevent Blindness' Focus Initiative
Publication year: 2017
What do the numbers say? Facts and figures about the population of seniors with vision loss
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the American Foundation for the Blind's Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Publication year: 2017
What do the numbers say? Easy Connections to demographic data in Pennsylvania and Delaware
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired's conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Publication year: 2017
Strategic changes and updates at AFB
Invited Lecture
Presentation for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of the American Council of the Blind
Publication year: 2017
Show me the numbers: Using Census data to educate and advocate
Invited Lecture
Lecture delivered via video conferencing as part of the enrichment program for students in the National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities.
Publication year: 2017
Searching for non-visual access in a sighted world
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in Urbana-Champagne, Illinois
Publication year: 2017
How did we get here? Learning, sharing, and celebrating the history of disability rights
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.
Publication year: 2017
Getting in touch with braille literacy data: History and politics of "the" braille reader statistic
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at Getting in Touch with Literacy, New Orleans, Louisianna
Publication year: 2017
Education summit (Parts 1 and 2): The role and responsibilities of the TVI today
Conference Presentation
Panel discussion. Facilitated at the American Foundation for the Blind's Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C.
Publication year: 2017
Amplifying the conversation: Advancing the vision and aging agenda.
Conference Presentation
Round-table discussion and lecture. Presented at the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired’s International Conference, Jacksonville, Florida.
Publication year: 2017
What really matters? Focusing on quality of life in public policy
Conference PresentationPoster
Poster. Presented at the Council for Exceptional Children’s Convention & Expo, St. Louis, Missouri
Publication year: 2016
State policies and advocacy for learning media assessments
Invited Lecture
Panel discussion at the American Council of the Blind’s Legislative Seminar, Alexandria, Virginia
Publication year: 2016
Sharing their stories: Experiences and perceptions of quality of life from young adults who are blind in the United States
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the World Blind Union/International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment’s General Assembly, Orlando, Florida.
Publication year: 2016
Rehabilitation for blind and partially sighted persons: Report and discussion of WBU rehabilitation survey
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the World Blind Union/International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment’s General Assembly, Orlando, Florida.
Publication year: 2016
Outcomes that really matter: An investigation of the meaning of quality of life for young adults who are blind
Conference Presentation
Presented at the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Publication year: 2016
International approaches to rehabilitation programs for adults who are blind or visually impaired: Delivery models, services, challenges, and trends
How many braille readers? Policy, politics, and perceptions.
Conference Presentation
Presented at the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired’s International Conference, Jacksonville, Florida.
Publication year: 2016
Financial management habits and experiences of adults who are blind or visually impaired
Bank on it: Financial literacy and people with vision loss: What do we know and how can we help
Conference Presentation
Lecture. Presented at the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Publication year: 2016
Aging and vision advocates unite to move the bar for older persons who are visually impaired: A call to action
Aging ‘n’-sight: Themes from a National Conversation on Aging & Vision Loss
Conference PresentationPoster
Poster. Presented at the American Society on Aging’s Aging in American Conference, Washington, D.C.
Publication year: 2016
Advocacy, research and programs for older adults with vision loss
Advancing policy priorities: Continuing our national conversation on aging and vision loss
Conference Presentation
Lecture and facilitated discussion with panelists. Presented at the American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference, Washington, D.C.
Publication year: 2016